Victorian oval 4 sided family locket
$2,250.00
Victorian oval 4 sided family locket
Our Victorian 9ct yellow gold oval 4 sided family locket. C1870 is a timeless and beautiful antique piece that should be in your collection. This special antique locket is one of many, come and view our extensive collection in store now.
Lockets have accrued both utilitarian and aesthetic value over the centuries. Whether carrying a droplet of perfume, locks of hair or even poison, you will be surprised to know that for much of locket’s history, they weren’t always jewels of amorous devotion
Queen Victoria was known to always wear a locket of Prince Albert around her neck, especially after he passed away. And, the Queen was gifted a locket charm bracelet, with eight lockets all with individual portraits of her children. Like most jewels of the time, antique Victorian Lockets followed the fashions of the royal family, firmly cementing the locket as a must-have item in the 19th century and beyond.
Wealthy families would commission antique four picture lockets, also known as family lockets, which would neatly open up to reveal multiple frames. These lockets could take the form of books or orbs, with the more expensive kinds bedecked in engravings.
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